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Pepkor Holdings (JSE:PPH) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Pepkor Holdings Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:PPH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.73

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pepkor Holdings was -2.03. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.48.


Pepkor Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Pepkor Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Pepkor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.03 -3.14 -2.48 -2.36 -2.73

Pepkor Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 - -2.36 - -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pepkor Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Pepkor Holdings Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Pepkor Holdings for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.026+0.528 * 0.9953+0.404 * 0.9413+0.892 * 1.0771+0.115 * 0.9613
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.065146-0.327 * 1.0109
=-2.73

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R10,203 Mil.
Revenue was R87,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was R31,038 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R33,256 Mil.
Total Assets was R108,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R20,193 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R4,680 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R23,443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R20,266 Mil.
Net Income was R-1,298 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R5,786 Mil.
Total Receivables was R9,233 Mil.
Revenue was R81,154 Mil.
Gross Profit was R28,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R32,777 Mil.
Total Assets was R113,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R19,442 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R4,293 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R22,946 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R22,211 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(10203 / 87408) / (9233 / 81154)
=0.116728 / 0.113771
=1.026

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(28683 / 81154) / (31038 / 87408)
=0.353439 / 0.355093
=0.9953

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (33256 + 20193) / 108740) / (1 - (32777 + 19442) / 113567)
=0.50847 / 0.540192
=0.9413

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=87408 / 81154
=1.0771

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(4293 / (4293 + 19442)) / (4680 / (4680 + 20193))
=0.180872 / 0.188156
=0.9613

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(0 / 87408) / (0 / 81154)
=0 / 0
=1

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((20266 + 23443) / 108740) / ((22211 + 22946) / 113567)
=0.401959 / 0.397624
=1.0109

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-1298 - 0 - 5786) / 108740
=-0.065146

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Pepkor Holdings has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pepkor Holdings (JSE:PPH) Business Description

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Address
36 Stellenberg Road, Parow Industria, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7493
Pepkor Holdings Ltd is an operator of a chain of retail stores based in Parow East, South Africa. The company functions offer segments that include clothing and general merchandise, furniture, appliances and electronics, building materials and fintech, it generates the vast majority of its revenue from the clothing and general merchandise segment, which consists of clothing, footwear and homeware products, fast-moving consumer specialty goods, cellular and financial services, thereby enabling its customers to get easy access to everyday products and services at adorable prices. Geographically, it generates majority of its revenue from South Africa and also operates in other countries.

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